Stolen MK7 in 6 mins

[Brettbear63]

They let a thief drive my mates RS Turbo escort out of Bristol airport with a smashed drivers window ,

[Fullenglish73]

Sorry to read about your van theft mate there scum pure pond life especially when your tools are inside,..
Anyway it's got me thinking I'd be gutted if scum took my mk6 at present all i fit is one of them steering wheel locks which to be honest is better used as a legal road rage tool ..
So can anyone recommend any good ways of making sure it don't go missing without suggesting removing the engine ?
Ta

[gt_addict]

Steering Lock, dead locks all round, hykee door barrels, OBD port protection.

[Fullenglish73]

Cheers regarding the obd bit i noticed that was mentioned in earlier posts, is that something i can Google to get an idea of how to protect ? am i right in thinking that's the bit you plug computer in?
Thanks

[gt_addict]

Yea its the bit you plug the computer in to read codes etc. There are companies like “protectavan” who selling things to lock them up.

Alternative you can get pedal boxes too which are a bugger to store but will help stop them driving it away. My point of view is you want to stop them getting in.

[johnski]

so how do they get into the van in the 1st place? screwdriver in the door barrel?

i was happy as Larry before i read this thread noo am shiteing myself

[karl]

so how do they get into the van in the 1st place? screwdriver in the door barrel?

i was happy as Larry before i read this thread noo am shiteing myself

search tibbe key all answered for you

search you tube as well

best advice change ya door locks to anti pick ones get a good alarm and go back to old skool with steering locks

and put a tracker on it cheap these days and roughly £60 a year to keep going

all mine are tracked even me car

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231136139882 ... %3A2334524

[Trannygrandad]

My mark 6 minibus has the obd port re-located, plus, Always. & I stress ALWAYS I fit the steering wheel lock, even if I am only away from the vehicle for a few minutes, it is annoying at first, but once you get used to doing it automatically it no big deal. I also live on a main bus route with chancers ( false plates) slowly driving through, My driveway has a 2ft wall up the side, so I park with the drivers door 2 inches from the wall. that way as the only key hole is on the drivers door, hopefully that will deter them from trying the tibbe key method. As I am disabled I never use the drivers door,. just the remote to open the rear side passenger door that has an automatic step for ease of my access. They could of course break the window to get in but hopefully the hassle will put them off.

[WheelyBigBox]

Disklok on mine. It's already thwarted one attempt. £120 from halfords and it'll leave marks on the steering wheel but as it's already saved me from one attempt i've had to forgive the steering wheel marks.

[WheelyBigBox]

They get in with a tibbe lock pick

You can buy master keys for tibbes on ebay - but surely you'd have to know the vans key code first to use it? - assuming i'm thinking of the same "tool" as you are.

[gus-lopez]

My mark 6 minibus has the obd port re-located, plus, Always. & I stress ALWAYS I fit the steering wheel lock, even if I am only away from the vehicle for a few minutes, it is annoying at first, but once you get used to doing it automatically it no big deal. I also live on a main bus route with chancers ( false plates) slowly driving through, My driveway has a 2ft wall up the side, so I park with the drivers door 2 inches from the wall. that way as the only key hole is on the drivers door, hopefully that will deter them from trying the tibbe key method. As I am disabled I never use the drivers door,. just the remote to open the rear side passenger door that has an automatic step for ease of my access. They could of course break the window to get in but hopefully the hassle will put them off.

I have a camper van. I use a steering lock also. I have a obd lock & a pedal lock. When travelling i exit through the rear side door as I use 12mm stainless steel bar through the 'B' pillar in to the door pillar each side, which prevents any type of opening .
The rear doors have shoot bolts internally top & bottom along with external dead locks. The side door has external deadlocks + stainless steel over the outer lock position & always dead locked. It has an alarm + 2 x trackers. I have yet to fit a battery isolation switch.

[dumper]

My mark 6 minibus has the obd port re-located, plus, Always. & I stress ALWAYS I fit the steering wheel lock, even if I am only away from the vehicle for a few minutes, it is annoying at first, but once you get used to doing it automatically it no big deal. I also live on a main bus route with chancers ( false plates) slowly driving through, My driveway has a 2ft wall up the side, so I park with the drivers door 2 inches from the wall. that way as the only key hole is on the drivers door, hopefully that will deter them from trying the tibbe key method. As I am disabled I never use the drivers door,. just the remote to open the rear side passenger door that has an automatic step for ease of my access. They could of course break the window to get in but hopefully the hassle will put them off.

I have a camper van. I use a steering lock also. I have a obd lock & a pedal lock. When travelling i exit through the rear side door as I use 12mm stainless steel bar through the 'B' pillar in to the door pillar each side, which prevents any type of opening .
The rear doors have shoot bolts internally top & bottom along with external dead locks. The side door has external deadlocks + stainless steel over the outer lock position & always dead locked. It has an alarm + 2 x trackers. I have yet to fit a battery isolation switch.

All you need now is 4 wheel clamps and grills on the windows and a Rottweiler inside.

[loot]

I use the classic method of owning a piss stained tramps van with nothing in it and a sign that reads ' the tool's' only in the van in the daytime

But I have a very low tech method to secure my van and so far it has worked it also worked on my red custom too

[Luke]

best/ most convenient way IMO

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=193525

[Chris21r]

It was probably harder to steal a car back in the 90's!

Yeah that’s why it was so cheap to insure a Sierra Cosworth.

And half the time they didn't start anyway!